This CIFP report provides a global fragility ranking for 2011 for a total of 197 countries. The global rankings indicate that Somalia tops the list of most fragile countries followed closely by Afghanistan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, and Central African Republic. Sudan, Eritrea, Pakistan and Cote d'Ivoire round out our top 10.

- When disaggregated by sector, specific
and significant areas of weakness become apparent to varying extents in
all four countries.

- Governance is a primary area of weakness
in the region, particularly with regards to inclusiveness, transparency
and accountability; Sri Lanka is the only country of the four scoring relatively
well in this category.

The root of the conflict between India
and Pakistan centers on the disputed region of Kashmir. Although the region
was ostensibly ceded to India upon independence in 1947, the government
of Pakistan has argued the unconstitutionality of the rule since that time,
claiming that because Kashmir was occupied by a Muslim majority, it should
rightful have joined Pakistan.